LOURDES, France Heavy floods in southwest France have left two dead and forced the closure of the Catholic pilgrimage site in Lourdes and the evacuation of pilgrims from nearby hotels. Muddy ...

The Catholic Church held what is being termed as the first online pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France. Earlier this spring, for the first time in its 162-year existence the ...

Paris (Fides Service) - Last year Pope John Paul II received an invitation from the Bishop of Tarbes and Lourdes, Bishop Jacques Perrier and Bishop Jean-Pierre Ricard President of the French Bishops’ ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Christopher Siani is fascinated by the logistics of his upcoming trip even more than the excitement of his second passport stamp. "I'm going to take a plane and transfer to ...

The 61st annual pilgrimage promotes fraternity among people, armies’ spirituality and support for the wounded. American military personnel were among those who prayed and took part in a Marian ...

Monks wearing protective facemasks sit and stand as they follow the social distancing measures at the Grotte de Massabielle in the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, in Lourdes, southwestern France, ...

Over 12,000 soldiers from over 40 countries are set to arrive in Lourdes, France on Friday as part of the 61st Annual International Military Pilgrimage. The pilgrimage goes throughout the weekend ...

Candles are seen around a statue of Mary in the grotto at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in France in this file photo. (Credit: Paul Haring/CNS.) Listen OXFORD, United Kingdom — An international ...

A retired member of the U.S. Armed Forces is seen in Lourdes, France, May 17. (Credit: CNS/Tamino Petelinsek courtesy Knights of Columbus) Active and retired members of the U.S. Armed Forces said they ...